日日
See also: 日々
Chinese
day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.) |
day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (日日) |
日 | 日 | |
Pronunciation
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 每天 (“every day”) [map]
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 日 | 日 |
| ひ Grade: 1 |
ひ > び Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 日々 |
Reduplication of 日 (hi, “sun; day”). The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
This is generally the most common reading for this kanji compound.
Idioms
Idioms
- 日日是好日 (hibi kore kōjitsu, “day in, day out, these are good days”)
- 日日に新たなり (hibi ni arata nari, “every day is a new day”)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 日 | 日 |
| にち Grade: 1 |
にち Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 日々 |
Reduplication of 日 (nichi, “sun; day”), using the on'yomi pronunciation.
This is a less-common reading for this kanji compound.
Idioms
Idioms
- 日日是好日 (nichinichi kore kōjitsu, “day in, day out, these are good days”)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 日日花 (nichinichika): Catharanthus roseus: Madagascar periwinkle, rosy periwinkle
- 日日草 (nichinichisō): Catharanthus roseus: Madagascar periwinkle, rosy periwinkle
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 日 | 日 |
| ひ Grade: 1 |
にち Grade: 1 |
| yutōyomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 日々 日にち |
Compound of 日 (hi, “sun; day”, using the native Japanese reading) + 日 (nichi, “sun; day”, using the Chinese-derived reading).
Noun
日日 • (hinichi)
References
- NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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